Carmel Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.3° 

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)19s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)19s
Evening (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)18s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
657
657
650
617
460
455
547
547
727
735
903
828
572
566
587
629
637
751
751
629
734
601
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:05AM1.09m
8:55PM1.69m
11:31AM1.10m
9:33PM1.73m
11:56AM1.12m
10:10PM1.73m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.94m
4:32AM-0.11m
3:22PM0.91m
5:04AM-0.15m
4:00PM0.86m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
14
15
14
14
14
12
12
13
12
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
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